Luosifen(螺蛳粉) became the most popular Chinese New Year's snack this year on Tmall and Taobao, as Chinese people prepare for stay-at-home holiday due to the COVID-19 pandemic(流行病).
On the traditional Laba Festival, which (fall) on January 20 this year, Tmall and Taobao started a one-month-long "2021 Online Chinese New Year's Goods Festival" (help) people across the country easily buy some seasonal specials.
(tradition), dried fruits, sweets, and pastries are must-buy "three-piece set" snacks for the Chinese New Year. this year, Luosifen took their place. According to Tmall and Taobao, on the first day of the online festival sold Luosifen 15 times more than last year, with the number of buyers (grow) nine times year on year. The (large) group of buyers was the post-90s.
Self-heating hot pots were only second to Luosifen on the most popular goods list by Tmall and Taobao. On Wednesday, nearly 200, 000 buyers placed orders these pots, compared to less than 20, 000 last year.
People celebrate the Spring Festival by buying New Year's goods, getting together and sending greetings, may raise the risk of spreading the coronavirus. So the online Chinese New Year's Goods Festival helps people spend a happy Spring Festival at home.
